[Kindergarten/Daycare] Games and Performances for Fun Events
At kindergartens and daycare centers, fun parties and birthday celebrations are held for the children.
Games and performances are essential for these events.
While many teachers are brainstorming ideas to delight the kids who eagerly look forward to them, some may be struggling with a lack of ideas.
In this article, we introduce games and performances that are perfect for such parties.
We’ve gathered a wide variety, from activities led by teachers to ones where children participate and have fun.
They’re all engaging ideas that spark children’s curiosity! Many of these games and performances are actually used in kindergartens and daycare centers, so feel free to use them as a reference.
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[Kindergarten/Daycare] Fun Party Games and Performances (81–90)
Fingerplay paper puppet (Pepaato)
Let’s put a fun twist on hand games that are super popular with kids and put on a show! Here are some ideas for hand-game paper puppets.
How many times a day do you play hand games with the children? Among those, take the hand games they’re most into and adapt them into paper-puppet versions to play! It could be fun to set a special Hand Game Day and try playing by adapting them into paper puppets, a panel theater, or even picture books.
Use the children’s reactions as a guide and enjoy the event together with them!
Bomb Game
Here’s a heart-pounding, thrilling bomb game! The word “bomb” might sound scary, but in this game we use a soft rubber ball as a pretend bomb.
The rules are super simple: if you don’t get hit by the ball the teacher throws, you win.
Start with an easy difficulty so anyone can win, and add variations as everyone gets used to it.
If you add a wrist snap to put spin on the ball before throwing, the bounce after it lands becomes unpredictable—guaranteed to get everyone excited!
Tanzaku Panel Theater
Here’s a panel theater with wish slips (tanzaku) that will liven up your Tanabata event.
When you think of Tanabata, many children write their wishes on tanzaku, right? In this story, those tanzaku appear on the panel.
There’s a tanzaku filled with wishes but no name written on it.
Whose tanzaku could it be? As you read the wishes, encourage the children to guess who wrote it.
Using a piano or guitar to boost the excitement is also recommended.
At the end, ask the children what kind of wishes they would like to make!
Paper Theater
July brings the heat and plenty of chances to play with water, doesn’t it? In this paper theater, river fish and cute familiar animals make an appearance.
Perform it while shaking and flipping the papers to the song, watching the children’s reactions and having fun together.
A key point is building excitement by wondering what will appear when you turn the next page.
Since it’s July, it’s also a great idea to prepare drawings of sea creatures.
Try mixing in a quiz—Where does this creature live?—and enjoy it together!
Newspaper Game
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You only need two things to prepare! Here’s an idea for a newspaper sheet game.
It’s also a great option when you have to switch activities indoors due to sudden bad weather.
With just newspaper and tape, you can start playing right away! Set up a long chain of connected newspaper sheets under a chair.
While sitting on the chair, move both feet left and right to store the newspaper under the chair.
The key is to use the entire sole of your feet, which also makes it perfect for strengthening your core.